Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1887-09-03
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ton, and they may have al aflluent resi-
dence; but they will not until their dying day
forget that humble roof under which their
father rested, and their mother sang and
their sisters played. 0, If you would gather
up all tender memories, all the lights and
shades of the heart, all banquctings and re-
unions all filnl, frnternal, patcrilal and con-
juSul affections, nnd you had only just four
lettors with which to spell out that height and
depth, and longth and breadth, md magni-
tude and eternity Of meaning, you would,
with streaming eyes, and trembling voice,
and agitated hand, write 1t out In those four
living Capitals, HOME.
What right does woman want that Is
grander than TO DO queen In such realmf
Why, the eagles Of Eeavon cannot fly acEoss
that dominion. Horses, painting and with
lathered TANKS, nre not swift enough to run
to tho outpost OF that realm. They say that
tho sun never sets upon tho English empire;
but havo to tell you TINT on this realm Of
woman's influence eternity never marks any
bound Isabella fled from tile Spanish
throne, pursued by tho nations anathema;
but she who is quecnil:a homo will never
lose her throne, and death itself will only be
the annexation Of sheayelly prIlicip itiea.s
w hen you want: to- get your grandests idea
of, n queen you do not think Of Catherine OF
Russia, or of Anne of England, or Marie
Theresa Of Germany; but when you want to
get your grandest idea or queen you think
Of the plain woman who sat opposite your
father ut tho table, or walked with him
arm In arm down LIES pathway;
sometimes to tho thanksgiving banquet,
sometimes to the grave, but always to-
gcther-soothing your petty griefs, correct
ing your childish waywardness, joining In
your infantilo sports, listening to your even
ing prayers, toiling for you with needle or ct
tue spinning wheel, and on cold nights wrap
ping you up snug and warm. And then at
Inst, OH that day when she lay-in the back
room dying, aud you saw her tnke those thin
hands with which she toiled for You so long
and put tLem together in dying prayer that
commended you to the God whom she bad
taught you to tlVlst-O, she was the queen!
Tho chariots OF God came down to fotch her,
and as she went in all heaven rose up. You
cannot think Of her now without rush OF
tenderness that stirs the deep foundations of
your soul, and you feel as much child again
as when you cried on her lap; and if you
could bring her back again to speak just once
mere your name as tenderly as she used to
speak it you would be willing to throw your
serf on the ground and kiss the sod that coy
ers her. crying: "Iother, mother" All, she
was the tfnecrl-sh3 was tho queen. Now,
can you tell nae how many thousand miles
woman like that would have 30 travel down
before she got to the ballot boxi Compared
with this work Of training kings and queens
for God and eternity, how insignificant sec:ls
all this work OF voting for aldermen and
common councilmen, and sheriRs, and con-
stables, apd mayors and presidents To make
one such grand woman as have described,
how many thousands would you want OF
those people who go in the round Of goddess
ness aud fashion and dissipation, distorting
their body until In their monstrosities ey
seem to Guido the dromedury and hippopoto-
mus! going as fur toward disgraceful apparel
as they dare 60 Sc us not to be arrested OF tho
poice.-their behavior a sorrow to the good
and a caricature OF the vicious, and an insult
to that God who made them women and not
gorgons; and tramping on, down through g
frivolous and dissipatei life, to temporal and
eternal dalnnatioh.
: o, woman, with the lightning Of your soul,
strike dead at your feet all.thcse allurements
to dissipation and to fashion. Your i'm
mortal soul cannot be fed upon such garbage.
COD raliis 1,ous -up7to empire tand dominion
Will you have it, o. give to God your heart;
give to God your best energies; give to God
oil your culture; give to God I'LL your refine
ment; give yourself to him, for this world
and the next Soon oil these bright eyes will
be quencllcd, and these voices will be flushed.
For the last time you will look upon this fair
earth Fathers hand, mothers hand, sisters
hand, child's hand will be no more III yours.
It will be night, and there will come up
cold wind from the Jordan, and you must
start. Will 1t be q lone woman on track
less moore Ali no. Jesus will como up i'll
that hour and offer his hand, and he will say:
1You stood by mo when you wero we'll; now
will not desert you when you are sick"
One wavo of his hand, and tho storm will
drop; and another wave Of hts hand,
and midnight shall break into mid
noon; and another wave Of his hand,
and the chamberlnins Of God will come down
from the treasure houses Of heaven with
robes lustrous, blood washed and heaven
glinted, in which you will array yourself for
the marriage supper of the Lamb. And then
with Miriam who struck the timbrel Of the
Red sea; and with Deborah, who led the
Lords Lost into the fight; and with Hannah,
Who cave her Samuel to the Lord; aud with
Mary, who rocked Jesus to sleep while there
wcro angels singing IN the air; and with
Florence Nightingale, who bound up the
battle wounds of the Crimea, you will, from
the chalce of God, drink to the souls eternal
rescue. -,
One twilight, after had been playing with
the children for some time, laid down on
the lounge to rest. The children said, play
more Children always want to play more.
And. half asleep and half awake, seemed to
dream this dream 1t seemed to me that was
in fur Distant land-not Persia, although
moro than oriental luxuriance crowned the
cities; nor the tropics-although moro than
tropical fruitfulness filed the gardens; nor
Itaiy-although more Than Italian softness
filled tho air. And wandered around, look
ing for thorns and nettles, but found none
of them grew there. And walked forth aud
l saw the sun rise, and said: "When will 1t
set again2n and the sun sank not. And saw
all the people in holiday apparel, and said ::
"Whcn will they put on workingman's garb
again and delve in tho minc aud swelter at
tile forger' but neither the garments nor the
robes did they put or. An / wandered in
the suburbs, and said: "Wherc do they bury
the dead of this great cityl" and looked
along by the bills where it would be most
beautiful for the dend 70 sleep, and saw
castles. and towns, and battlements, but not
mausoleum, nor monument, nor white slab
could sec. And went into the great chapel of
the town, and said: "Where do the poor
Worship Where are the benches on which
they sta" and voice answered: "We have
no poor in thisgreat ethyl" And l wandered
out, seeking to find tho place where were the
novels of the destitute; and found mansions
Of amber and ivory aud god, but no tear did
sec nor sigh hear. WAS bewildered, md
sat under the shadow Of great tree and
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